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Oh, very well said Scott!! n/t
Posted by Karen on Sun Jun 16, 2002 07:45:50 PM
In reply top Re: No one wants to talk about it. posted by Scott WRG Editor on Sun Jun 16, 2002 07:14:33 PM
: Okay, here's my two cents/euros worth...
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: The big difference between replicas and restorations comes
: down to how you view these aircraft. On one hand you have
: those that are interested in history and view the aircraf
: t as a historical object, something that replicas--No matt
: er how well built--just aren't. On the other hand you have
: those that view these aircraft beautiful collection of me
: tal and wood that soars through the sky and gives you goos
: e bumps when it flys past, basically they love the technol
: ogy of the aircraft. In this case, an accurate replica has
: the same thrill as a restored aircraft.
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: The problem is that history sells. A person looking to buy
: a P-51 Mustang is probably willing to pay more if it has
: some sort of history, combat history preferred. Replicas a
: re basically new built aircraft and can't really garner a
: premium no matter what design they are. In that case your
: paying for materials and labor and the design is secondary
: .
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: Personally I would like to see more replicas fly, replacin
: g some of the more historical aircraft in the air. In some
: cases (and this is another discussion entirely) certain w
: arbirds shouldn't fly, specifically those with strong and
: defines combat histories, these should be placed in museum
: s. But thats my opinion.
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: : Why doesn't the EAA, CAF or others want to discuss the i
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: : ues of whether an aircraft is an restoration or a replic
: a?
: : It appears that they only want to "brand" aircraft wit
: ho
: : ut a bill of sales as replicas. What reason is there be
: yo
: : nd which classification the FAA denotes it.